It need not be a text book but must explain the concepts very clearly and concisely. A programmed text might be ideal. Perhaps somewhere on the net?
2006-10-23 06:44:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Economics
Basic Economics: A Citizens Guide to the Economy, Revised and Expanded
by Thomas Sowell
http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Economics-Citizens-Revised-Expanded/dp/0465081452/sr=8-1/qid=1161626243/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-4029691-3246521?ie=UTF8
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Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One
by Thomas Sowell
http://www.amazon.com/Applied-Economics-Thinking-Beyond-Stage/dp/0465081436/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b/102-4029691-3246521?ie=UTF8
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Check them out for free at the local library so you don't have to purchase them unless you like them.
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2006-10-23 07:17:17 · answer #1 · answered by Zak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Economics Explained: Everything You Need to Know About How the Economy Works and Where It's Going
by Robert L. Heilbroner, Lester Thurow
2006-10-23 21:49:01 · answer #2 · answered by sdog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Economics For Dummies
By Sean Masaki Flynn
ISBN: 0-7645-5726-2
Format: Paper
Pages: 384 Pages
Pub. Date: April 2005
Price: $21.99
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If you think economics is a complicated discipline that’s reserved for theorists and the intellectual elite and has nothing to do with you, think again. Economics impacts every aspect of our lives, from what we eat, to how we dress, to where we live. Economics might be complicated, but it has everything to do with you.
Economics For Dummies helps you see how your personal
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Learn how government economic decisions affect you and your family
Make better spending decisions and improve your personal finances
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How economics affect governments, international relations, business, and even environmental issues like global warming and endangered species
How the government fights recessions and unemployment using monetary and fiscal policy
How and why international trade is good for you even if you don’t appreciate French champagne, Irish crystal, or Swiss watches
How the law of supply and demand can explain the prices of everything from comic books to open heart surgeries
How the Federal Reserve controls the money supply, interest rates, and inflation
Basic theories such as Keynesian economics, the Laffer Curve, and Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand
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2006-10-23 13:53:24 · answer #3 · answered by Brite Tiger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I second the Sowell recommendations.
2006-10-24 00:03:04 · answer #4 · answered by ZepOne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Economics, as J.M. Keynes once put it, is a difficult and technical subject, but no one will believe it.
2006-10-23 13:49:52 · answer #5 · answered by NC 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
for wht class u need?? if it is for college then go for Himalya publications.. it is good N easy too.. i have referred it..
2006-10-23 13:50:59 · answer #6 · answered by itsfahadbaba 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋